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Featuring Roland's finest action ever in a stage piano, the RD-2000 is a dream come true for the performing keyboardist. The RD-2000 features dual sound engines that power Roland's best acoustic and electric pianos ever.

There’s a massive selection of top-quality ensemble sounds to cover any musical task, as well as two wave expansion slots for adding even more sounds. And with its innovative modern interface, the RD-2000 is the perfect master controller for working with today’s software-based instruments on stage.

Historic Electric Pianos
Via a second SuperNATURAL-based sound engine, the RD-2000 gives you access to a wide range of classic electric pianos from the ‘60s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Included are newly developed recreations of the RD-1000 (the very first RD stage piano) and MKS-20 sound module from the 1980s. Driven by Roland’s milestone SA technology, their unique musical voices are instantly recognizable from that era’s hit records. Vintage effects are also on hand for processing your EPs, including the famous BOSS CE-1 Chorus and Roland SDD-320 Dimension D. Visit our special RD history page for more background on these and other classic instruments and effects, plus sound demos of the recreations found in the RD-2000.

Superb Playability
The PHA-50 progressive hammer-action keyboard with escapement is the ideal platform for playing the RD-2000’s responsive acoustic and electric pianos. This innovative keyboard features hybrid keys constructed of wood and molded materials, combining classic feel with rugged durability. Together with Roland’s advanced sensor mechanism and hammer-action design, the PHA-50 delivers authentic grand piano touch that’s right at home under your fingers.

Command and Control
The RD-2000 offers the most extensive controller features of any RD piano to date, making it the perfect solution for commanding a large-scale setup. With the ability to seamlessly integrate internal sounds, software-based instruments, hardware sound modules, and more, the RD-2000 is mission control for the most advanced stage shows.

Connect with DAWs and Performance Software
Via the RD-2000’s USB audio/MIDI interface, it’s easy to integrate software instruments with a studio DAW or a laptop running your favorite host software on stage. You can control soft synths with zones along with internal sounds, and route their audio through the RD-2000 to create a powerful hybrid rig. The interface supports 24-bit audio at rates up to 192 kHz, allowing you to access your highest quality sounds.

High-Res Control with RAINLINK
The RD-2000 supports Roland’s newly developed RAINLINK protocol, which provides high- resolution velocity control for compatible software instruments. This ability is particularly effective for deriving the subtlest tonal nuances out of supported software-based pianos.

My wife is classically trained and has always played grand pianos. She joked she was a diva because the feel of a keyboard just was not responsive enough. She has not touched her baby grand piano since I bought her this keyboard. She loves it

Dean Madonia
Submitted: 12/9/2017

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Best investment of the last 20 years

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I love this keyboard. I want to marry it and have 1 million of its babies.
Seriously, the sounds are stellar. The action is amazing and the feel of the keys feels like my old operate that I grew up with with ivory keys.
Eight zones allows me to play pretty much anything I need to on one keyboard. The fact that you can control mainstage easily from this keyboard and send the audio through the keyboard makes my fav keyboard since the Kurzweil K 2000 and before that, the DX7
There are so many sounds in this that you pretty much can do any gigs. Everything is tweakable.
Best music investment that I’ve made in the last 20 years

B. Rico
Submitted: 8/7/2017

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HOME RUN!!!

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I'm loving this RD2000. I play live, and record/produce for a living. This board is a dream come true after years of playing midi controllers via Mainstage live, and just using those boards for producing with virtual instruments. As a trained pianist from my early years, I didn't know how much I missed playing a professional top-of-thie-line board. This RD-2000 definitely is worth its weight in gold. I know there's other brands out there that cost a little bit more, but I took a chance on this new Roland, and I couldn't be happier with the results, and its inspiring me to write and record more by just having it ready to go in the studio. It's gonna take some time to really go down the rabbit hole and see all that I can do with this board. I'm looking forward to making it my main live performance board and still using mainstage, but with only one midi controller instead of two 88's. I've played Nord, Yamaha, Kurzweil, even tried the NI Komplete Kontrol s88. This board rules!!

en76
Submitted: 8/6/2017

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nice

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Wow I am liking these keys....simple and upfront. Love the ease of editing the tones and making up your own sound. Simple and easy, straight forward. Most of all, am just loving how the keys feels on my hand. very impressed.

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Elliot
Submitted: 7/11/2017

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The new standard for fully integrated Mainstage and on board keyboard sound

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Roland has done it with this keyboard. Piano sounds are based off of the V-Piano sounds. The rest of the sounds haven't gotten much of an upgrade though. The feel of the keys are some of the best I have felt since taking up keyboard playing. I normally play a Arturia Keylab88 controller. The keys on the Roland are a synthetic ivory with a wood feel. And the Fully weighted keys don't feel clunky like a lot of controllers but the closest to a real piano as possible. What truly sells this keyboard, especially if you use a laptop and sampled patches, is the fully integrated internal to external setup. You can simultaneously run a program like Mainstage/ Omnisphere with your internal sounds of the keyboard. My worship leader seamlessly can switch from onboard to Mainstage with just a click of the button and/or a slide of a fader. Best safety net for tech issues. If you want full integration with your DAW this is the keyboard for you.

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